Hylands Military Hospital, [WW1] Chelmsford

[Hylands]

Hi

We are researching the soldiers who were treated/died at Hylands House [near Chelmsford] during WW1, when it was a military hospital. We have found the soldiers below -

L/Cpl George Alexander Joseph, Black Watch, died 14 November 1914
Pte Karel Louis Joseph Steylmans, Belgian Guards, died 9 April 1915
Pte Joseph Watt [also known as Inglis], Gordon Highlanders, died 15 May 1917
Pte Louis Carl Albert Hopp, Australian Infantry, died 23 January 1918
Pte George Henry Gough, Canadian Infantry, died 4 February 1918

Frederick Edward Johnson, Essex Regiment and Scottish Rifles, MM [from Widford]
Cpl Samuel John Barrow, Australian Army, MM presented September 1917 in the hospital by Lady Gooch
Cpl John MacKinnon, Cameron Highlanders, MM presented September 1917 in the hospital by Lady Gooch
Pte B Galloghly [Golloghly] Cameron Highlanders, last patient, in the hospital April 1919

If anyone knows any more about any of these men, or knows of any others [there were 1000 men through the hospital in 4 years], please let me know - [email protected].

Thank you

Linda

[simmo1]

HI Linda

Australian service records are at NAA-
Google National Archives Australia or go here - https://naa12.naa.gov.au/LogonNoSession.htm - click on here, pick guest, do Namesearch and put in Surname, pick WW1 from dropdown list and narrow down list to find them.

regards

Robert

[christanel]

There are 6 family trees on ancestry for this man.

L/Cpl George Alexander Joseph, Black Watch, died 14 November 1914
Son of Mrs. Frances Tewksbury, of 29, Faunce St., Walworth, London.
Father William Richard Joseph 1851 – 1898
Mother Frances Elizabeth Webb 1861 – 1935
Siblings
Frances Elizabeth Joseph 1881 –
William Henry Joseph 1882 –
Rosie Violet Joseph 1885 – 1919
Albert John Joseph 1890 – 1954
George Alexander Joseph 1892 – 1914

1923
County/Borough - Southwark
Ward or Division/Constituency - Southwark
address 29 Faunce Street
Frances Tewksbury
John J Tewksbury
Albert Moody

Marriages Sept 1/4 1903
Frances Elizabeth Joseph
John J Tewksbury

[Hylands]

Hello Robert

Thank you so much - I have some information from Australia about Louis Hopp and Samuel John Barrow from the Australian Memorial, but I shall definitely look at the Archives. What a wonderful forum - I have had letters in the local papers, and pleas for help in the newsletters for various local organisations, but the speedy response from this site is fantastic.

kind regards

Linda

[Hylands]

Hi

Thank you for your quick response - it is possible that one of the trees is mine - I haven't given all my soldiers trees, but the ones from the hospital have trees, as I am ever hopeful of finding living family who may have a photograph!

with kind regards

Linda

[helachau]

The Chelmsford Chronicle, Fri 20 Nov 1914, has a lengthy description of George Joseph's funeral

[helachau]

Private George Henry Gough's funeral was reported in the Essex Newsman, Sat 9 Feb 1918

[Curious68]

If you subscribe, a free service, to trove.nla.gov.au you can access many digitised newspapers and other media Australia wide. It really is a treasure trove of information

[Hylands]

Hi Robert
Thanks again for your advice - I now have the military records [61 pages for Louis Hopp!] for both the Australian soldiers.

regards

Linda

[Hylands]

Thank you

I have found some info on Trove but will have another look.

regards
Linda